Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
EVERY ONE FORGOT.

tied, Where No One Could Remember
Any Thing.
George meant to be a good boy, but
he very seldom did any thing that he
was told to do. He nearly always for
got it. Once, when his sister May was
very sick, he was sent after some medi-
cine for her. So he started in great
hurry; but he met Fred Smith with his
dog. and Fred coaxed him to 90 and
coast "just once down the long Red
Hill. Then he forgot all about May and
the medicine until it was quite dark,
and he felt SO sorry and ashamed that
he ran home and crept up the back
stairway to bed, hungry and lonely
and cold.
BY and by he fell asleep, and when he
awoke he was in a new and strange
place. He found himself in house
which was only partially covered by a
roof, and the rain came in through the
uncovered part and dropped upon his
bed. George sat up and looked around
him. There was fire place in the
room, besides some wood and kind
lings. which the poor, shivering
little fellow eyed very wistfully,
thinking that some one might
perhaps light fire. 1t was very chilly,
and his teeth chartered. There was a
wee old woman sitting in the chimney
corner. and George spoke to her.
"What is it that you want, Jimmiep'
she said.
'Will you please tell me what your
name is, and where | amp" he asked
my name-well, really, forget il
just now" she replied, "but you are in
land of short memories-that, | am
aware OFF,
"But what shall l call your" asked
George.
"Oh, call me Mite! That will do as
well as any other name till you forget
it, Henry"
"My game is George"
.Is itP Well, will try and recollect
It. Tom you said it was, didn't youp'
mo, | didn'tn' retorted George,
getting cross with the old lady, for he
thought she meant to tease him.
There, there!" cried Mite; ''the doc.
tors said that you must not get excited,
or else that you must, / forget which
Do you want any thing to eatp''
'Yes, should like to have some
cruel.
81 will make you some," said she
81 have a nice fire here, or l should
have. only that seem to have forgotten
to light the kindlings."
"While she was bustling around, busy
with the cruel, George lay quite STILL
looking out where there was no roof, al
the blue sky, which he could now see
for it had ceased raining.
"Why don't yoa have the roof cover
the whole of your housep" asked Georgi,
of the old lady.
The rest of the roof is somewher,
around" said she. 81 guess the work
men forgot to put it on. Now, here il
your nice cruel all ready for you"
"Why, it is coldr' exclaimed the dis
appointed George, who was quite hun.
cry.
"Sure enough; l forgot to boil it,
said the old lady.
"And l don't see any thing in tn,
bowl but waterr'
dear me! Dear me-" said Mite. e.
must have forgotten to put any mea
in itr'
George now began to cry.
Don't cry, don't cry, Johnnie, " sal,
Mite, Il will boil chicken for you b,
and by, if l don't forget it Here ar
the doctors coming to see you now, and
you must sit up and talk to them"
Pretty soon two doctors came in, an,
one of them asked Mite if she fel
better to-day.
Eyes, think do" said she.
"Did You take the medicine IordereC
for youP" asked the other doctor.
Il suppose l did. but don't remem
ber," answered Mite.
Then the doctor felt her pulse, locke
at her tongue, and said she must TAX
some salts, and went away. Georgi
began to cry louder than before.
"What is the matter, Fred?" dc
manded Mite.
my name is not Fred, tell you!'
scream ed George.
Never mind; always forget you
name, so call you by anything l ca
think of. But tell me what makes 70
cry?"
"Why, I am sick, and l thought II
doctors were coming to see me-"
BLESS my stsrsr' exclaimed the oil
lady, ''sure enough, | was not the or
that was sick! 1 meant to hay
remembered and told the do
tors that they came to see you; but
forgot it when they looked at m
tongue. I'll run after them and ca
them backr'
So. away went Mite, and was gor
ever SO long. When she came BAG